Collaboration, Commitment, and Connectivity

The 15 member organizations that form BAND have laid over 40,000 miles of fiber across the state, changing the lives of folks across North Dakota. But if you ask the people doing the work, they’ll tell you that they’re just doing what North Dakotans have always done: working hard, supporting one another, and pioneering new solutions to meet the needs of their neighbors. (Read More)

KEEPING STUDENTS CONNECTED DURING COVID-19

HOW BAND AND DCN GUARANTEED BROADBAND ACCESS FOR 99.8 PERCENT OF NORTH DAKOTA STUDENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC

It was still early in the COVID-19 pandemic when Governor Doug Burgum and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler called the first press conference.

As of that Friday, March 13th, North Dakota only had one confirmed case of the novel coronavirus. Baesler and Burgum announced that schools would remain open, and provided administrators with guidelines to make the best decisions for their individual districts. (Read More)

ONLINE EDUCATION, GOING FORWARD

As area schools closed to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, kids without internet at home concerned many communities. These kids can no longer walk down to the public library, or another community center, to jump online due to the coronavirus. It’s a problem unfolding all across the U.S., and getting online is only half the battle.

The other underlying issue is with the sudden shift to classrooms online. Kids need access to tablets or laptops to do their homework. (Read More)

NEMONT'S INSTAGRAM 1K FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY

We live in a picture driven society. Everything we do gets shared on social media via our phone. So why not have the best camera phone that uses comparable DSLR quality software. With Apple's new iPhone 11, you can capture stunning food pics, professional-level selfies, jealous-worthy travel photos to share on Instagram - all thanks to computational photography.

Computational photography (that's a mouth-full) is the new battleground for digital camera photography. It's nothing new. Its been around since the 1970s. But since then, lenses and sensors continue to improve. The most significant development has been in software, such as Apple's Deep Fusion release found in the new iPhone 11. (Read More)